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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Spain

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Spain in 2025 — 19.2%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9.4 pp.

2025 19.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 39of 132
Period maximum 21.7%2020
Period minimum 9.8%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Spain, 1970–202551015202519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 9.8%1971: 10%1972: 9.9%1973: 9.9%1974: 10.3%1975: 10.9%1976: 11.7%1977: 12%1978: 12.4%1979: 12.9%1980: 13.6%1981: 14.5%1982: 14.7%1983: 15.1%1984: 14.9%1985: 15.2%1986: 15%1987: 15.5%1988: 15.3%1989: 15.8%1990: 16.2%1991: 16.9%1992: 17.8%1993: 18.3%1994: 17.7%1995: 17.6%1996: 17.4%1997: 16.9%1998: 16.8%1999: 16.7%2000: 16.6%2001: 16.5%2002: 16.6%2003: 16.7%2004: 17.1%2005: 17.2%2006: 17.3%2007: 17.6%2008: 18.7%2009: 20.5%2010: 20.5%2011: 20.5%2012: 19.8%2013: 19.7%2014: 19.5%2015: 19.3%2016: 18.9%2017: 18.4%2018: 18.5%2019: 18.7%2020: 21.7%2021: 21%2022: 20%2023: 19.6%2024: 19.3%2025: 19.2%
Change over the period: +9.4 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 19.2%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Southern Europe computed 18.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.2 −0.1 pp
2024 19.3 −0.3 pp
2023 19.6 −0.4 pp
2022 20 −1 pp
2021 21 −0.7 pp
2020 21.7 +3.1 pp
2019 18.7 +0.2 pp
2018 18.5 +0 pp
2017 18.4 −0.4 pp
2016 18.9 −0.4 pp
2015 19.3 −0.2 pp
2014 19.5 −0.3 pp
2013 19.7 −0 pp
2012 19.8 −0.7 pp
2011 20.5 +0 pp
2010 20.5 −0 pp
2009 20.5 +1.8 pp
2008 18.7 +1.1 pp
2007 17.6 +0.3 pp
2006 17.3 +0 pp
2005 17.2 +0.2 pp
2004 17.1 +0.4 pp
2003 16.7 +0.2 pp
2002 16.6 +0.1 pp
2001 16.5 −0.2 pp
2000 16.6 −0.1 pp
1999 16.7 −0.1 pp
1998 16.8 −0.2 pp
1997 16.9 −0.5 pp
1996 17.4 −0.1 pp
1995 17.6 −0.1 pp
1994 17.7 −0.6 pp
1993 18.3 +0.5 pp
1992 17.8 +0.9 pp
1991 16.9 +0.7 pp
1990 16.2 +0.4 pp
1989 15.8 +0.5 pp
1988 15.3 −0.2 pp
1987 15.5 +0.5 pp
1986 15 −0.2 pp
1985 15.2 +0.3 pp
1984 14.9 −0.2 pp
1983 15.1 +0.4 pp
1982 14.7 +0.2 pp
1981 14.5 +0.9 pp
1980 13.6 +0.7 pp
1979 12.9 +0.5 pp
1978 12.4 +0.4 pp
1977 12 +0.2 pp
1976 11.7 +0.9 pp
1975 10.9 +0.6 pp
1974 10.3 +0.4 pp
1973 9.9 −0 pp
1972 9.9 −0.1 pp
1971 10 +0.2 pp
1970 9.8 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HR Croatia 24.3 SI Slovenia 21.2 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3 ES Spain 19.2 RS Serbia 18.5 IT Italy 18.3 GR Greece 18.2 MT Malta 17.5 ME Montenegro 17.4 PT Portugal 17 MK North Macedonia 16.4 XK Kosovo 13.4 AL Albania 12.8
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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